Peter Palúch (born 17 February 1958) is a former Slovak football goalkeeper. He played for

FC Nitra FC Nitra is a Slovak association football club, playing in the town of Nitra. Established in 1909, FC Nitra is one of the oldest football clubs in Slovakia. History Czechoslovak era Nitra were promoted and relegated 4 times from the Czechoslov ...

and took part on the

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squad in the 1990 FIFA World Cup, in which he was the third option at goals for

Jozef Vengloš Jozef Vengloš (18 February 1936 – 26 January 2021) was a Slovak professional football player and manager. He held a doctorate in Physical Education and also specialised in Psychology. He was selected by FIFA on various occasions to lecture ...

, then manager of the Czechoslovaks. He did not earn any full international caps, but played in unofficial matches.

Career

Born in

Ružomberok Ružomberok (; german: Rosenberg; hu, Rózsahegy; pl, Rużomberk) is a town in northern Slovakia, in the historical Liptov region. It has a population of around 27,000 inhabitants (45,000 with nearby villages). Etymology The name of the initia ...

, Palúch began playing football with local side FC Plastika Nitra. He would spend much of his career in Austria, playing for

Wiener Sport-Club The Wiener Sport-Club, sometimes abbreviated as WSC, was established in 1883 in Vienna, Austria and is one of the country's oldest athletics clubs. Their traditional home is in the Dornbach quarter of the city ( 17th district). History At vari ...

and

First Vienna FC First Vienna FC is an Austrian association football club based in the Döbling district of Vienna. Established on 22 August 1894, it is the country's oldest team and has played a notable role in the history of the game there. It is familiarly ...

References

1958 births Living people Men's association football goalkeepers FC Nitra players Wiener Sport-Club players Slovak men's footballers Slovak expatriate men's footballers 1990 FIFA World Cup players Czechoslovak expatriate men's footballers Czechoslovak men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Czechoslovak expatriate sportspeople in Austria Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Austria Sportspeople from Ružomberok Footballers from the Žilina Region {{Slovakia-footy-goalkeeper-stub